Lego Egg Timer - Powered By Eggs!

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Can we use eggs to time eggs? In this video, we use Lego to build a totally oversized machine to test this ridiculous concept.
This lego technic machine works sort of like a clock. An escapement mechanism only permits very slow rotation of the gears, creating a ‘tick-tock’ motion and sound. The sound itself is quite satisfying. Powering this mechanism is a belt that’s connected to a basket of eggs. This provides rotational energy via gravity as the eggs pull on the gears. If we set it up juuuust right, we can time the contraption to measure 6 minutes: egg-sactly what we need for a nice boiled egg. Unfortunately, for this machine, that means we need a lot of heigh. And now it takes up half my kitchen!
“But what if I want a hard-boiled egg??”, you say. “And what if I don’t want it to take up my entire kitchen?” Well I’ve got you covered. I also built a smaller version that can time up to 20 minutes on a single charge, allowing us to time anything up to 20 mins!
If you’d like to see more behind the scenes while I build these contraptions, and help me work on them, you can join my channel membership available under the video. I appreciate all the support everyone has given on this channel so far!
#lego #diy #build #egg #machine

[@QP9237]

“If it ain’t broke, break it and make it your own” 😂

[@JamiesBrickJams]

Haha love it, that's a great motto 😂

[@sleeplessengineer1450]

While the first timer has a very inefficient escapement, I don't think I've ever seen a 2 tooth escape wheel before, so that's pretty impressive.

[@JamiesBrickJams]

You're right, it's horribly inefficient! But that sort of adds to how absurd the whole thing is 😂

[@peyton_1524]

This timer is egg-celent

[@JamiesBrickJams]

Crackin compliment, cheers :D

[@EricChiEric]

Now make an egg generator so you can cook the egg with eggs

[@Zyghqwyv]

this is stupid in the best way possible. Well done. You earned a subscriber

[@JamiesBrickJams]

Aw that's the best kind of compliment 🙏😄 I live and love to make stupid things. Thanks for joining!

[@woodstockbluehaigh]

For Easter I made a Lego car to get an egg around a track

[@JamiesBrickJams]

That's awesome! But why did the egg cross the track?

[@fazented]

@@JamiesBrickJams That sounds like a setup to a joke...

[@Yellow_bud]

This vid was crackingly awesome =3

[@anticotter7363]

More weight on the pendulum would have slowed down the mechanism without need of all that hight!

[@JamiesBrickJams]

True, I actually managed to get a further 1:3 gear ratio in there with more weight, but the eggs just weren't heavy enough to run it. And I really wanted it to run on eggs!

[@Vortex64]

the fact that you used an egg timer to prop up a stopwatch on your phone lol

[@JamiesBrickJams]

😅 Shhhhhh

[@Jackson-ln3xs]

I love the content man. Keep it up and you’ll make it big for sure

[@JamiesBrickJams]

Appreciate it, thanks a lot 😊

[@ArseniiSheremet-tc1zt]

Well... I will try it my self with my eggs

[@JamiesBrickJams]

Awesome, hope you do!

[@akamekleinsman6537]

I give a try will with my eggs 😄 Great vidieo👍

[@JamiesBrickJams]

Thanks 😁🙏 And good luck for yours!

[@akamekleinsman6537]

Thanks 😄👍

[@glowytheglowbug]

lmfao thats sick

[@JamiesBrickJams]

Aw cheers 😁🙏

[@cozmoroller]

now you're thinking with eggs

[@JamiesBrickJams]

😁

[@jameswalker199]

Some sort of generator might be fun. Charge a phone with lego, maybe?

[@JamiesBrickJams]

Love where your mind is at - I've got a gravity powered generator in concept right now!

[@theanomynusguy]

u didnt soak the eggs in cold water when done
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[@tedgd2137]

oh wow i thought my youtube had broken

[@JamiesBrickJams]

True .. like I said - I ain't no chef!

[@theanomynusguy]

@@tedgd2137 idk i was procrastinating

[@CosmicAggressor]

Hmm. Weirdly useful if you eat soft boiled eggs for some reason. Personally I boil eggs for exactly 1 reason. Deviled eggs, and the hard setting on the second mechanism is still a little light for that. Plus the lack of audio indicators on the second mechanism is annoying. I wish to see this idea fulfilled as a third mechanism that flips over the signs onto piano keys or something.

[@JamiesBrickJams]

Flipping over piano keys is a fantastic idea, thanks for the suggestion! I'll certainly give that a go. Maybe even a pneumatic whistle or something

[@dronko-fire-blaster]

that a fun thing, the small one is definitely better but less fun, lol

[@JamiesBrickJams]

Haha yeah practical is rarely entertaining 😜 Much prefer stupid and pointless!

[@dolamskudoiski306]

i love hard boiled eggs
soft is kinda gross

[@toilet.535]

Bro has infinite legos 💀💀💀

[@JamiesBrickJams]

I wish!

[@dancoroian1]

why is that pot so full jesus

[@JamiesBrickJams]

For full eggy submersion 😁

[@The_Random_dude_on_youtube]

JOIN THE EGG CLAN
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[@helo_tonk_here]

Egg

[@JamiesBrickJams]

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